Marston Surname

30,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Marston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marston.' There are at least twenty-five parishes of this name in England, including parishes in the the Dioceses of York, Lincoln, Hereford, and Oxford, of which instances are furnished below.

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Marston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,7361:41,4905,091
England5,2351:10,6431,579
Australia1,1251:23,9963,289
Jamaica6851:4,190573
Canada5411:68,1067,844
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
Wales1541:20,0942,123
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Scotland801:66,9235,243
Malta361:11,952723
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
India191:40,371,862445,856
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France141:4,744,480251,814
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Belize111:32,3162,112
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
China21:683,660,78330,601
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
San Marino11:33,214932
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Montserrat11:4,947471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6911:9,0581,360
Wales971:16,169965
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5951:19,3522,454

Marston (542) may also be a first name.

Marston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marston.' There are at least twenty-five parishes of this name in England, including parishes in the the Dioceses of York, Lincoln, Hereford, and Oxford, of which instances are furnished below. The meaning is, 'the town on the marsh' (v. Town); Middle English mersche; AS. mersc, a marsh.

Petronilla de Merston, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Rither de Merston, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Gilbert de Merston, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Merston, Herefordshire, ibid.

Margeria de Merston, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Merston, 1379: ibid.

1591. John Marston, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1690. Francis Marston and Elizabeth Goold: Marriage Alleg, (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Marston = 1 the Pool-Farmstead [Old English meres, genit. of mere, a pool + tún] 2 the Marsh-Farmstead [Old English mersc + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Marston (homestead by a marsh), the name of many places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos. Chester, Hereford, Lincoln, Oxford, Stafford, Warwick, Wilts, Somerset, Derby, Buckingham, Northampton, York, Leicester, Bedford, Gloucester, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Yorkshire Marstons take their name from a place in the West Riding.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Marston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Marston (Russian: Марстон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,994th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 422,957 people. Marston is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Marston live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 361,930th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 542 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 8,736 people, or 1 in 41,490. In The United States Marston is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Maine, where 7 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Marston exists in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Marston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 337 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Marston surname is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marston surname are 7.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marston earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.03% more than the national average, earning 481,152 kr per year; in Peru they earn 97.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,243 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.49% less than the national average, earning R 196,068 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $55,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marstone9317/
Marshton933/
Marstong931/
Maerston931/
Mairston931/
Marsthong881/
Morston8635/
Marstan8611/
Merston8610/
Marstom863/
Marstonová822/
Merstton802/
Mourston801/
Marchton800/
Moorston800/
Marstand800/
Marstań711/
Marstanova711/
Marshtanova677/
Morstang676/
Morstane671/
Morstant671/
Mörstam5721/

Marston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marston in the Russian language
Марстонmarston-

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Marston Reference & Research

Marston DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Marston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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